Banana-crate.



. PATENTED FEB. 6, 1906.

H. ROSE.

BANANA CRATE.

APPLIUATION FILED APB 1s. 1905.

vwewtoz WW1/wow@ :UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HENRY Rosie, or snaiivnroiir, LOUISIANA.

BANANA-CRATE.

N o. 812,090. Specicaton of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 6, 1906. Application filed April 13, 1905. Serial No. 255.393.

To 60M w/tom it may; concern:

Beit known that I, HENRY Rosa, a citizen of the United States, residing at Shreveport, in the parish of Caddo and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Banana-Crates; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in banana-crates.

The object of the invention is to provide a crate of this character having simple, strong, durable, and inexpensive fastening means whereby the two parts of the same may be quickly and easily secured together to hold therein a bunch of bananas, means bein provided whereby the bananas will be rmly held in the crate without being bruised or broken.

Vith the above and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a banana-crate constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. F ig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view, and Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view, of the same.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, l denotes a crate which may be of any suitable shape, but is here shown as Octagonal, and comprises end pieces 2 and sides 3, which are formed of slats 4, spaced apart at suitable distances and secured at the opposide ends to the octagonal sides or edges of the end pieces.

The crate l is divided longitudinally to form two sections, which are adapted to be separated to permit the insertion of a bunch of bananas, after which said sections are closed together and. secured by suitable fastening means secured to the opposite ends of the same. The fastening means for securing the quiring a more extended explanation. two sections of the crate together consists in Various changes in the form, proportion, providing the ends of one of said sections with and the minor details of construction may be 1o 5 aterally-projecting tongues 5, through which resorted to without departing from the prinare formed apertures 6. On the ends of the ciple or sacricing any of the advantages of opposite section are arranged sockets or this invention. guide passages 7, the inner walls of which Having thus described my invention, what are provided with apertures 8. The tongues I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters I 1o 5 and sockets 7 are formed on the inner sides Patent, isof the end pieces 2, and when the sections l The herein-described banana-crate conare engaged or brought together the tongues 5 are sIipped into the sockets or guideways 7 until the apertures therein aline with the apertures S within the sockets and similar aper- 6o tures 9 formed in the end pieces. l/Vhen the parts are thus engaged, nails or other fastening means 10 are inserted through said alining apertures, thereby holding the parts in engagement and preventing the separation of the two sections of the crate. In order that the nails or other fastening devices l0 may be prevented from slipping out of the apertures in said fastening devices, keeperplates l2 are provided, said plates being piv- 7o otally mounted on the outersides of the end pieces and adapted to be swung over the ends or heads of the nails, thereby preventing the casual removal of the same.

If desired, the sections of the crate may be lined with pasteboard sheets, fabric, or other suitable material, and extending longitudinally through the same adjacent to the sides thereof are arran ed a series of packingrolls 13. Said rol s may be constructed in 8o any suitable manner and of any suitable yielding material, but are preferably formed of exceIsior, which is wrapped in paper or fabric in the form of rolls or columns to engage the bunch of bananas and firmly holdv the same against movement in the case, thus preventing the bruising or breaking of the fruit, while at the same time a circuIation of air is permitted through the crate.

banana crate constructed as herein 9o shown and described may be inexpensively constructed without the use of hardware other than the nails used in constructing the same and will be foundv to be strong and durable, thus forming a crate that may be used and returned repeatedly when shipping bananas or other fruit requiring protection from bruising.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with tIie accompanying drawings, roo the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without reitudinal sech longitudiues 5 on the ction to extend across the re and keepers 8 on date the tongues, h the keepers and for holding the teboard lining ar- -rolls conarable long end pieces 2 W1 d thereto, tong their junctu and packing nected longitudinally to the slats and pasteboard lining, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses. l

HENRY ROSE.

Witnesses:

E. B. HERNDON, Jr.,

F. S. LACY. 

